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*[[Nodal precession]], where non-spherical objects cause orbiting objects to change their orbits. ...

...etary nebulae show a diverse range of shapes, the Ring is almost perfectly spherical. It lies about 2300 [[light year]]s away, in the constellation of [[Lyra]] ...

...etary nebulae show a diverse range of shapes, the Ring is almost perfectly spherical. It lies about 2300 [[light year]]s away, in the constellation of [[Lyra]] ...

...er will erase them from the board, and this must be repeated until all the objects have been eliminated from the board. ...goddess who is so low in power that she can only take the form of a large, spherical jewel. He enters the jewel to restore her power by clearing each level. ...

*The plane tangent to [[celestial sphere]] for extrasolar objects * [[Fundamental plane (spherical coordinates)|Fundamental plane]] ...

*[[Astronomical aberration]], phenomenon wherein objects appear to move about their true positions in the sky *[[Spherical aberration]], which occurs when light rays pass through a spherical lens near the edge ...

...ime, and location on [[Earth]]. It relies on the mathematical methods of [[spherical trigonometry]] and the measurements of [[astrometry]]. ...ion|navigation]]. The science of actually measuring positions of celestial objects in the sky is known as astrometry. ...

...horled pattern''', which consists of a [[spiral]] or multiple [[concentric objects]] (including [[circle]]s, [[oval]]s and [[Arc (geometry)|arcs]]).<ref>{{cit {{For-text|further examples|[[Spiral]] and [[Concentric objects]]}} ...

...Riemannian manifold]]s. Coordinate charts are [[Mathematics|mathematical]] objects of [[Topology|topological]] [[manifold]]s, and they have multiple applicati |[[Spherical coordinates]] ...

...]] and an open view, so it can be used to form kaleidoscopic patterns from objects outside the instrument, rather than from items installed as part of it. In ...an optical requirement, but protects the internals of the teleidoscope. A spherical [[ball lens]] is often used. An advantage of using a sphere is that it wil ...

...l axis]], the closer to the lens they intersect the optical axis (positive spherical aberration).<br/>(Drawing is exaggerated.)]] ...150px|Spherical aberration of [[collimated light]] incident on a concave [[spherical mirror]]]] ...

...r.<ref>Hamaker, H. C. (1937) The London – van der Waals attraction between spherical particles. ''Physica'' '''4'''(''10''), 1058–1072. {{doi|10.1016/S0031-891 ...

...[gravitational wave]]s. The MiniGRAIL was the first such detector to use a spherical design. It is located at [[Leiden University]] in the [[Netherlands]]. The | title=MiniGRAIL, the first spherical detector ...

...ne (spherical coordinates)|fundamental plane]] to define two angles of a [[spherical coordinate system]]: '''altitude''' and ''[[azimuth]]''. ...are above the [[horizon]] and are visible, and the lower hemisphere, where objects are below the horizon and cannot be seen, since the Earth obstructs views o ...

{{short description|Spherical geometry analog of a straight line}} ...a great circle is a [[geodesic]] of the sphere, so that great circles in [[spherical geometry]] are the natural analog of [[Line (geometry)|straight lines]] in ...

...discharge]], a sudden flow of electricity between two electrically charged objects * [[Equivalent spherical diameter]], a diameter of a sphere of equivalent volume ...

...tube is between 0.1 and 100&nbsp;nm; its length can be far more. Finally, spherical [[nanoparticle]]s have ''three dimensions'' on the nanoscale, i.e., the par Properties of nanoscale objects and ensembles of these objects are widely studied in physics.<ref>{{cite journal|last1=Hubler|first1=A.|la ...

...above the orbital plane. Far from the Roche limit the mass is practically spherical.]] ...ich hold together because of their [[tensile strength]]. In extreme cases, objects resting on the surface of such a satellite could actually be lifted away by ...

==Tidal tensor for a spherical body== The most common example of tides is the tidal force around a spherical body (''e.g.'', a planet or a moon). ...

{{Short description|Angle between the two sightlines or two objects as viewed from an observer}} ...tronomy]], and [[geophysics]]). In the [[classical mechanics]] of rotating objects, it appears alongside [[angular velocity]], [[angular acceleration]], [[ang ...